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Images of Women in Antiquity

The agenda and significance of women in antiquity has gained considerable attention in recent years. In this book diverse roles for and attitudes to women in ancient societies are explored: women as witches, as courtesans, as mothers, as priestesses, as nuns, as heiresses and typically as eranged. The shifting focus is variously economic, social, biological, religious and artistic. The studies cover a wide geographic and chronological range, from the ancient Hittite kingdom to the Byzantine Empires.This book has been brought thoroughly up to date with the addition of a new introduction and addenda to individual chapters.

About the author (1993)

Averil Cameron is Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine StAveril Cameron is Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine Studies at the University of London, King's College. Her many udies at the University of London, King's College. Her many publications include "Images of Women in Antiquity", edited publications include "Images of Women in Antiquity", edited with Am lie Kuhrt (1983), "Procopius and the Sixth Century" with Am lie Kuhrt (1983), "Procopius and the Sixth Century" (California, 1985), and "History as Text" (1989). (California, 1985), and "History as Text" (1989).